Henchman
AI drafting assistant inside Word and Outlook
Acquired — still operating
acquired by LexisNexis (~$160M); folded into Lexis Create+
About
Henchman is a Microsoft Word and Outlook add-in that surfaces previously written clauses and definitions from your own contract database as you draft. Its NLP finds relevant precedents with zero setup effort — no categorization of your database required — and newer AI features enrich drafts with suggestions and translations. Acquired by LexisNexis (reported ~$160M) and folded into Lexis Create+, it remains the fastest clause-retrieval drafting experience, though it is deliberately a single-purpose tool rather than a full drafting suite.
What it can do
- In-document clause retrieval
- Precedent search across firm data
- AI drafting suggestions
- Translation and grammar adaptation
- Outlook integration
- Lexis Create+ integration
Setup
- Install the Henchman add-in for Microsoft Word or Outlook.
- Connect your contract repository or DMS.
- Draft as usual; Henchman surfaces matching clauses automatically.
- Insert, adapt, or translate suggested clauses in-document.
Prerequisites
Microsoft Word or Outlook; contract database or DMS to index.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 8/10
Scored 8/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: NLP clause retrieval inside Word and Outlook with zero setup; Acquired by LexisNexis for a reported ~$160M; now in Lexis Create+; Single-purpose drafting tool, not a full suite; Dated pricing figures from ABA Journal column.
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 8.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 7.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 5.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 6.0/10
- · NLP clause retrieval inside Word and Outlook with zero setup
- · Acquired by LexisNexis for a reported ~$160M; now in Lexis Create+
- · Single-purpose drafting tool, not a full suite
- · Dated pricing figures from ABA Journal column
Sources
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